The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-08

here was a good example of the disastrous effect
of tradeunonism under ignorant and brutal d.
rection. There are symptoms, now and then,
OF like spirit ruling in certain lines in America.
To avoid it as the pestilence it would appear
only necessary for an intelligent workingman TO
look at the blight it has brought upon industry
here. A new Charles Reade has plenty to do yet
In arousing the spirit Of intelligent manhood
among the men themselves against tyranny q
thousand-fold worse than all that can be charged
against capital"
There are some things that impress q stranger
curiously. The first is the universal regard
for birth and rank. This is particularly trre Of
the middle class. the one in trade and business,
the shopkeepsrs and those who live by the es.
taoshed order The under structure are
socialistic to the danger point; but even with
these, not counting the servants and the
funkeys, there is an Unborn sense of caste they
cannot entirely rid themselves Of You can
tell canal hand by yelling 'low BRIDGE" his
head instinctiveiy ducks. and it seems to me
you can tell an Englishman by mentioning "her
Majesty" or ''my Lord" or my Lady, The
obseguious tone and manner in which
average Englishman refers to 'her Majes-
ty.. and in which he speaks of the man or the
woman possessed of title is really exasperating.
1t is not a difference to personal character or q
recognition of ability, but purely and solely Of
rank, no matter what sort of jackanapes may
chance to bear title. I like respect for authority
and reverence for government. honoring the off,
Ger for the sake of the Office but this is not that
1t is an indefnable something that rasps and
CRATES me, until have wanted to blurt ont
an indignant protest. and to assert the good old
doctrine that one man is as good another, and
that 1.-The rank is but the guinea's stamp"
Something of this may be due to the jubilee, the
shadow of which still hangs over everything,
but I am inclined to think it is native
aud to the manner born. I happened to
mention to coupllkof old gentlemen. .'men
in trade" that had spoken to the President
seve-aloccasions and,that with some members Of
our House of Lords (Seuatel and Parliament
House of Representatives. had somewhat OF
a close acquaintance, possibly friendship, and
they looked at if were just out of Bed
lam. There is an evident breaking up Of this
spirit, but it is still strong, and very strong
among the ole men. who go back to 1.-THE good
old days" It was Lord John Manners who was
willing to see commerce. law, and learning die,
but pleaded for the preservation of 'our old
nobility" There will be less OF this in ten years.
and still less in twenty five. By that time the
republic of Great Britain may have least
percsptibiy Swallowed the dial of events, and
their last dress-parade before going to join
the Bourbons of France
Drinking here is universal and respectable.
The spiritual wants and necessities of Great
Britain are amply provided for by the churches
and the public house, by a state religion and a
state saloon. Everybody drinks. old and young.
male and female. The public house is every
corner and half dozen in the middle of each
block. Gentlemen make appointments to meet
and talk business over glass of ale porter at
some favorite resort; and when you enter .
private house. the first thing is. 'Will you have
something's I called at the house of a well-to-do
gentleman whom neither nor my friend knew,
any member of his family 1t was entirely
business call. A real pretty. vivacious and
entertaining young lady received us in the draw
ing room, and as soon cards had been presented
she rang for a servant, and asked whether
we would have ale or wine refusal to have
either seemed to chill her hospitality and I
feared would be fatal to the object of our visit
People drink at every meal. or the last tsing at
night. bottle of ale or porter. Women crowd
into the public houses, and sit with the men and
drink. Young men and maidens frs quent these
places and spend their leisure hours at a public
table over beer or ale, or wine. generally the
malt liquor / have seen more drunk enness in
one day than in q month at home, and partcu-
larry on Saturday. Saturday is pay day here,
ard the way the wages of the working classes
find their way into the tills of the public houses
is fearful l am told that years ago women did
not drink publicly, but everywhere the coming
woman has como, and there is scarcely public
house where from to dozens of nice
looking women girls may not be SEEN drinking
with AS much eusto their male com panionz.
This is not the family beer drinking of Germany;
the indulgence OF harmless social custom,
which is venerable with age and is a part of the
constitution Of society; but it is plain. downright
drinking. new thing in many of its phases. and
must be fraught with public and private dis
aster The bar-maid is everywhere. She is
in the better houses at least, an at
tractive and bright young woman. whose bust
ness it to entertain those who drop in, and
make the public" place of peasurahle resort.
The bar maid is an institution old and honor
able. 1t Is to be said for ner that in her best
estate she does not demoralize and | have seen
nowhere anything like undue Familiarity So
far as can see in the best places, the bar-maid
tends to soften the harder features of the uni
versal bi bulousness.
The Salvation Army is here in force It's
drums and hfes. its comets and vocal songs may
be heard any where and almost any time. Opin-
ion is divided as to its influence. 1t seems to
have detracted from the attendance upon chapel
service attracting those who like picnic feature
in rell gion, and who think that pietv IS In ratio
to the amount of noise or nonsense that NAV DO
INDUCED in. l presume that if the A cton
style of religion could be intro
duced into En- gland it would have tendency TO
minimize attendance upon the meetings OF tho
Salvation Army. | notice that the arguments
a sed to bolster up both are the Some
body at some time converted" at Acton;
the Sunday Dissertation and al! tfs
abominations must not only De endured
but defended. The Salvation Army has saved
q number of poor. miserable nnfortunates whom
the church might not have reached; therefore.
all its burlesQue and its travesty must be per-
rnitted to go a pace degrading the name OF
religion and lowering the already low public
% sion nf the essential dignity aud worth
of religion in human life.
People live out of doors here TO a great extent.
Possibly the incucatiou of outdoor habits
among the masses. by the provision of parks and
parades and arboretums, may be a sort of atone
nenr for the lack of real home life that must be
the portion of so large a cent. under existing
social conditions. But whatever 1t be- the